// RUN — FITS

Can the Apple M3 Max 36GB run bge-reranker-large?

Yes — here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.

bge-reranker-large on the Apple M3 Max 36GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 454k 182.1-219.6 t/s ~6.1-7.3 (slow)
Q8 yes 463k 364.3-439.3 t/s ~12.1-14.6 (slow)
Q4 yes 467k 650.5-784.4 t/s ~21.7-26.1 (slow)

Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to SSD swap and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.

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FAQ

Can the Apple M3 Max 36GB run bge-reranker-large?▶

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~650.5-784.4 tok/s and fits up to 467k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~21.7-26.1 tok/s.

How much context fits?▶

At Q4, up to about 467k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.